Tampa Bay: Sawmill, oy vey!

Sawmill shows charitable side at Managers' Ball
The spirit of giving was definitely thriving at the Sawmill Campground in Dade City the weekend of Dec. 3. The annual Managers' Ball, which featured performances by parody queen Sherry Vine and performers of Talent Quest Florida, brought out a large crowd and filled the coffers for charity. More than $2,000 was raised in just one night for Pasco County's World AIDS Day Committee. â┚¬Å”These fabulous Talent Quest singers are performing beautifully and I'm getting up here and sing songs about cocks and poo,â┚¬Â Vine told the audience before her 45-minute set. The generous attendees were pushed to dig deep by the incredible powers of persuasion of local diva Sofonda Cox, who took to the fabulously holiday decorated stage and agreed to match whatever total was donated as she walked around with the donation jar. â┚¬Å”My husband is going to kill me,â┚¬Â Cox was heard joking as she collected $10 and $20 bills from the enthusiastic crowd. Fortunately, when seen the next day, Cox and her husband were both all smiles and the charitable trend continued into a Sunday morning Gospel Brunch.

Oy Vey, were they funny!
The â┚¬Å”girlsâ┚¬Â of The Kinsey Sicks were riotous on the stage of Ferguson Hall at the Straz Center on Dec. 2, and played to an almost completely packed theater. The dragapella groupâ┚¬â€featuring Trampolina, Trixie, Winnie and Rachel, parodied and lampooned well-known holiday tunes with a cappella perfection. Every tune seemed to have the audience doubled over with laughter, but some of the more memorable songs were the girls' take on â┚¬Å”Santa, Babyâ┚¬Â (â┚¬Å”Satan's Babyâ┚¬Â), â┚¬Å”God Bless Ye Femmy Lesbiansâ┚¬Â (God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemenâ┚¬Â) and â┚¬Å”Crystal Time in the Cityâ┚¬Â (â┚¬Å”Silver Bellsâ┚¬Â). The crowd really came alive when Tampa lawyer Matt Bachman was pulled onto stage by â┚¬Å”Rachelâ┚¬Â and became the subject of her â┚¬Å”Where the Goys Are.â┚¬Â The handsome, blond Bachman played along well and ended the number on a chair with the hilarious performer planted squarely on his lap and ready for a nap. All four members of The Kinsey Sicks stuck around after the show to take photos with fans and sell their swag, which Rachel pointed out was on sale â┚¬Å”at full price.â┚¬Â